Leiden, April 1953. After centuries of searching, years of waiting, months of observing and weeks of calculating the first map of our Galaxy is put together. Spiral Galaxy, the Milky Way unravelled, is a 45 minute documentary highlighting the huge contribution of Dutch scientists between 1886 and 1955 to a new view of our Universe. Profs. Adriaan Blaauw, Hugo van Woerden, Kees de Jager and technician Arie Hin take us behind the scenes of this fascinating search for our place in the Universe.

For more background information on the film and on how to purchase the DVD (contains 30 minutes of extra material), please visit spiralgalaxy.nl

Produced by Lightcurve Films and DKW Film © 2009
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